Actress sophie okonedo

About. English movie actress who became known for her roles in Hotel Rwanda and The Secret Lives of Bees. Her performance in Tsunami: The Aftermath brought her a Golden Globe nomination, and her role in A Raisin in the Sun earned her a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Featured Role in a Play. Sophie Okonedo was born in in London and studied at Rada. She has worked extensively across theatre, film and TV and was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for the film Hotel Rwanda. On Broadway, she won a Tony award in for A Raisin in the Sun and two years later was. Sophie Okonedo, OBE (born 11 August ) is an English actress. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours. Okonedo began her film career in the British coming-of-age drama Young Soul Rebels () before appearing in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls () and ‎Early life · ‎Career · ‎Awards and nominations.

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